Adelaide

May 3, 2023

It has been a while since I last travelled out of Perth, so it was nice to get away to Adelaide and its surrounds for a week.

Some thoughts:

Adelaide seems like a very quiet city, it reminds of Perth in that regard. However, where Perth is all about the beach or river, for Adelaide it is all about wineries. Must be a nice place to live.
The Adelaide city markets are definitely worth a visit - should be more places like this in Australia.
The little laneways around the edges of either end of Rundle St (not the mall) have some great alfresco dining.
The center of Adelaide is very well laid out and pleasant to be around. It is encircled by a park which is excellent planning (reminded me of the half-encircling Turia Gardens in Valencia).
The last winery in a winery tour should pay the tour organisers. Anecdotally, the last place on the tour makes the most sales since everyone is a little drunk.
Going to wineries gets a bit repetitive - how many ways are there to say “this is a nice wine”?
There is not much to see at the mouth of the Murray River (Australia’s longest river), but the drive down there has some interesting sights (and of course, wineries).
Still using my iPhone for photos, maybe time to dump the old camera?
A week is more than enough to “see” Adelaide.

Some photos from the trip are in a short slideshow available here.

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